Total Crime Rate

716.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

475.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 716.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 475.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 391.7 10/10
  • Public order 75.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Burglary 41.7 10/10
  • Other crime 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley , and the 14th highest crime rate of 317 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (TS26 8QL) in the last 12 months was 716.7 per 1,000 residents and was 109.7% higher than the Burn Valley average (341.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 475.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TS26 8QL, the main crime hotspot is near Stephen Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in TS26 8QL area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheriff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Byron Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welldeck Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mulgrave Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zetland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welldeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welldeck Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welldeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Welldeck Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Suggitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suggitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suggitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Suggitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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